Comments on: You can do it anyway

By: kate

kate — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:33:35 +0000

In reply to Barb.

Thank you for this – it’s the single most motivating thing I’ve ever read about flossing! Honest! I’m starting today and will think of you fondly if my next check up goes well. And attempt to sue you for millions if it doesn’t. 😀

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:45:46 +0000

I gave up makeup during the pandemic, so I only wash my face in the morning after I work out. My skin looks much better, probably due to no makeup, and I didn’t have dry skin this winter. When I go back to the office regularly I will probably start makeup again and go back to washing twice a day. Uggh!

Side note: check out James Hamblin’s book Clean. It’s a fascinating read. We don’t need to wash as often or use so much product!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:45:11 +0000

Love this essay. Being an adult is just doing things you dontl always want to.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:46:14 +0000

In reply to Grateful Kae. @Grateful Kae- 8% slower would be great! If that compounds, it means that in 9 years my skin will be only half as aged as it could be!

By: Grateful Kae

Grateful Kae — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:03:51 +0000

I drag my heels oftentimes too at “having” to wash my face at night, though I do ultimately like the end result and the routine of smearing nice smelling products on my face after. But I’ve only been consistently doing it for the last couple of years! It always felt like such a hassle….However, the skin care expert I spoke with at a local skin health center this past summer (where I left with my hands full of many probably overpriced products), informed me that just the simple act of washing your face alone at night makes your skin age at an 8% slower rate than someone who does not wash their face. No real idea where they got that statistic or if it’s even real, but it seemed compelling and it stuck with me. Haha!

By: Caroline Starr Rose

Caroline Starr Rose — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:14:11 +0000

Yes! I had this breakthrough a few years ago when I didn’t want to get back to the work at hand. It felt too big and overwhelming. I told myself “you don’t have to want to,” and somehow this admission freed me up to do it anyway.

I’m looking forward to your talk for PRH later this week!

By: Nicole Vinson

Nicole Vinson — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:51:01 +0000

I am going to also try the micellar water, but inspired by Gretchen Rubin, I tried to identity my stumbling block for a good skin care routine. I am great about the process in the morning shower, but struggle at night too. And I am not in a freezing cold region of the country so no excuses for splashing cold water on my face! But I think my stumbling block and maybe is annoying for others is the water running down my neck and into my hair. A friend suggested and uses a fluffy cloth hairband and just uses a good body towel for her face washing instead of feeling like you have to “save” this good big towel for another time or another person. Use the towel and make it more of a spa experience! I am going to see if these easy solutions helps
me and thought I would pass it along!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:32:03 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth. This was going to be my suggestion! As I read this I realized I don't ever wash my face at night... because I have a shower in the evening to wash away the day in general. Then I moisturize and don't bother with any make-up, even if there is quite a lot of the evening left. Sometimes you can figure out a creative way of getting a task done instead of having to do things you don't like all the time!

By: Sophie

Sophie — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 03:10:17 +0000

Haha I hate it too! I wondered if I was the only one! I hate the way the water drips into my hair or down my neck. Finally I worked out that a warm wash cloth more bearable to me. But yes good point that sometimes we just have to use tough love on ourselves.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 01:40:23 +0000

I also understand the face washing discomfort. Occasionally I mention it to other people and no one ever gets it! I don’t like using my hands to wash my face.
So, I feel like a teenager, but I use stridex Sensitive face pads. Takes makeup off, skin is clean. I let my face air dry and 2 min later put on night cream.
I know the purpose of your post was not soliciting face wash solutions, but I had to share since I too dislike this standard practice!